Role of Tf
N
anions in the ionic liquid-water distribution of europium(III) chelates
Okamura, Hiroyuki
; Aoyagi, Noboru
; Shimojo, Kojiro
; Naganawa, Hirochika
; Imura, Hisanori*
The role of bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (Tf
N
) anions in the ionic liquid-water distribution systems of the Eu(III) chelates with 2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone (Htta) was investigated by the liquid-liquid distribution and time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy (TRLFS). The effect of the ionic liquids on the distribution constant of Eu(tta)
was evaluated by the regular solution theory. The distribution constant of Eu(tta)
in 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide ([C
mim][Tf
N]) was increased dramatically by the solvation effects of Eu(tta)
in [C
mim][Tf
N]. TRLFS for [Eu(tta)
(H
O)
] synthesized revealed that the Eu(tta)
chelate was almost completely dehydrated in a series of [C
mim][Tf
N]. The Eu(tta)
chelate exists as di- or tri-hydrates in 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium perchlorate ([C
mim][ClO
]) containing 20 M water, whereas mono-hydrated chelate was formed in [C
mim][Tf
N, ClO
] in the presence of 0.50 M Tf
N
and 20 M water. These results show that the coordinated water molecules of [Eu(tta)
(H
O)
] were replaced by the Tf
N
anions. In fact, an anionic adduct, [Eu(tta)
(Tf
N)]
, was observed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry in the presence of [C
mim][Tf
N].